Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 1800 - 1369: The Deal

One must remember that although these four Immortal Pills were of inferior quality and laden with toxic pill poison, this was the very first time Li Zhirui had successfully refined them. To achieve such a high pill formation rate on his initial attempt was remarkable.

Naturally, a single success does not prove everything—it might have been a stroke of serendipity. To accurately determine his true pill formation rate, he would need to perform several more successful refinements.

Li Zhirui felt no rush to dive back into alchemy. Instead, he took one Enlightenment Immortal Pill and scrutinized it closely, extending his Divine Sense inside. After identifying the pill poison, he channeled the Purification Principle through his palm to thoroughly purge the impurities.

Roughly fifteen minutes later, the Immortal Pill in his grasp had changed. Its previously dull and mottled surface was replaced by a gentle jade radiance and clear pill patterns, marking its transformation into a top-grade Immortal Pill.

This process was far from effortless. One only had to look at the beads of perspiration on Li Zhirui’s brow to realize that cleansing pill poison from a Heavenly Immortal Rank Elixir was an arduous feat!

Nevertheless, the exertion was well worth it!

Turning a low-grade, nearly useless Immortal Pill into a top-grade treasure was a monumental shift. Not only was the pill poison eradicated, but its medicinal potency was also multiplied several times over.

The only costs incurred were a quarter of an hour and the mental spirit he expended during the purification.

Following a brief interval of rest, he proceeded to purify the remaining three Enlightenment Immortal Pills, successfully raising them all to the top-grade level.

Only after this did he begin to absorb Spiritual Energy, waiting until his condition had fully recovered before resuming his alchemy.

Despite his prior success, Li Zhirui remained vigilant and cautious, refusing to let even a hint of arrogance or complacency cloud his mind.

During this second attempt, only two pills were produced once the furnace finished the refinement, while the essence of the other Spiritual Objects was reduced to dross.

"It is acceptable; though the quantity is lower, the quality has seen an improvement." He remained quite content with this outcome.

Over the following period, Li Zhirui utilized all the Spiritual Objects in his possession, eventually producing a total of forty-seven Enlightenment Immortal Pills.

He set aside three of these, selecting the best low-grade Immortal Pills and intentionally leaving them unpurified by his law.

The intent was to use these three Enlightenment Immortal Pills for trade with the three major powers of the Cave Abyss Sect.

Simultaneously, this served as a demonstration to them that despite being a newly ascended expert, Li Zhirui was already a fully-fledged Alchemy Master of the Heavenly Immortal Rank.

It is a known fact in the cultivation world that as one reaches higher realms, the number of masters skilled in auxiliary arts dwindles.

This is because mastering such skills requires an immense drain on one's energy, often causing their Cultivation level to fall behind. Furthermore, the complexities of these professional skills are no less profound than Cultivation itself.

Consequently, every master of a craft is held in high regard, and among them, Alchemy Masters are the most revered!

For example, an Artifact Refiner’s importance is somewhat lessened because a cultivator can upgrade their life-bound magic treasure alongside their realm. A Talisman Maker’s work can be replaced by powerful Divine Powers and Laws, and an Array Master’s setups cannot be easily utilized by outsiders.

Alchemists, however, stand apart. Their pills are not bound by such limitations—barring a fundamental conflict in attributes, any cultivator can consume any pill!

At worst, low-quality pills cause pill poison to build up in the body, which can eventually hinder one's Cultivation if the accumulation becomes too great.

Additionally, over-reliance on a single type of pill can result in drug resistance, which diminishes the medicine’s effectiveness.

Even so, pill poison can be gradually neutralized through Cultivation or purged by using specific Spiritual Objects.

As for drug resistance? This rarely affects high-level experts simply because high-grade pills are too rare for them to consume in such large quantities.

Because pills are universally useful, Alchemists enjoy a prestigious status and command vast networks of influence.

Returning to the current situation!

Li Zhirui’s plan to trade Enlightenment Immortal Pills with the three Heavenly Immortal factions of the Cave Abyss Sect was a subtle warning. He wanted to ensure they did not entertain any schemes or look down upon the Li family for only having a single Heavenly Immortal.

In the entire Primal Spirit Realm, across all races and sects, there are likely fewer than five Alchemy Masters of the Heavenly Immortal Rank.

Should he choose to speak out, many Heavenly Immortals would gladly help him teach those factions a lesson in exchange for a small favor!

When Li Zhirui passed the Enlightenment Immortal Pills to Li Xianlang, no words were necessary. The clan leader immediately grasped the intent to use these pills to intimidate the three Heavenly Immortal forces during the coming trade.

With this task settled, he returned to his Cave Mansion. This time, however, he did not study Pill Recipes but instead entered a state of secluded cultivation.

While he was also determined to transcend, he did not share the extreme paranoia of Li Chengsheng or Li Chengshuo, who feared even touching nature's spiritual energy and relied solely on stars to refine Chaotic Spiritual Energy.

Li Zhirui actually possessed a few strategies for settling his karmic debts with nature, which would allow him to transcend without lingering attachments.

He simply lacked the necessary strength and realm for now, and his control over the Purification Principle was not yet perfect. Even if he were capable of transcending immediately, he would refrain, as it would offer him no real advantage yet.

Time marched on, and several months passed by in a flash.

Whether by coincidence or coordination, the Cave Abyss Sect, the Yumen He Family, and the Xiaxian Sect all arrived at Mount Wanxian at the exact same time.

Upon receiving the news, Li Xianlang gave a thin smile. He was not worried that they would team up to suppress the prices of the Li family’s Spiritual Objects.

After all, with the Eight Diagram Treasure Fruit and the Enlightenment Immortal Pill in their possession, the Li family held all the leverage!